Daniel Weston Worth (born September 30, 1985) is an American baseball coach and former professional baseball infielder. He is an assistant baseball coach at Pepperdine University. He previously played for the SK Wyverns of the KBO League and for the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros of the Major League Baseball (MLB). Primarily a shortstop, Worth has also played second base and third base in the major and minor leagues. Early life Worth was born in Northridge, California. Worth attended Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, California. Education Worth attended Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, where he was a member of the baseball team from 2005-07. Worth was named a preseason All-American during his junior season and was also named an All-West Coast Conference selection all three of his seasons. He hit .320 for his career with seven home runs and 108 RBI. He was a member of two WCC-championship winning teams and played in three NCAA Tournaments. Career Worth was drafted by the Tigers in the second round (91st overall) of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. He played in the minor leagues for the Lakeland Flying Tigers (A), the Erie SeaWolves (AA), and the Toledo Mud Hens (AAA). He was named the 8th best prospect in the Tigers system for the 2008 season by Baseball America. The same publication also listed him as the best defensive infielder. Detroit Tigers Worth was called up on May 16, 2010. He appeared in his first Major League game that afternoon, replacing Scott Sizemore at second base when the Tigers sent Sizemore down to Triple-A. In his first major league at-bat Worth hit an infield single with the bases loaded and two outs, picking up his first major league hit and RBI. He was called up again on June 6 to replace Adam Everett in the lineup, who was designated for assignment on that date. Worth ultimately appeared in 39 games, mostly at shortstop. Worth hit his first major league home run on July 7, 2010, against the Baltimore Orioles. Worth entered the 2011 season as a candidate for playing time as a utility infielder. He ultimately appeared in 30 games at the major league level, often appearing as a defensive replacement at second or third base. In 2012, Worth entered spring as a candidate for a utility infielder job, and made the opening day roster for the first time in his